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1 quart rose petals
2 cups each lavender flowers and rose geranium leaves
1/2 cup each patchouli leaves and freshly cut vetiver root
1/4 cup sandalwood chips
1 cup rosemary
2 teaspoons each frankincense and freshly cracked cloves
1 teaspoon myrrh
6 tonka beans, cracked or ground
2 cups fine-cut orris root
1/2 teaspoon each rose, bergamot, sandalwood, rose geranium and lavender oils
1 1/2 teaspoons each of musck and ambergris oils
1 teaspoon lemon oil Combine the rose, lavender, rose geranium, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and rosemary. Add the frankincense, cloves, myrrh and tonka beans. Add the orrisroot and stir it well. Add the oils, mixing well after each one. Let this mixture age, with frequent stirring. In 3 weeks it will tone down and retain a mellow richness for years.
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